Cloud & IT Infrastructure Recruitment Agency
Specialist recruitment for organisations building, modernising and operating the cloud platforms and IT infrastructure their businesses depend on.
Launch Recruitment connects organisations with cloud and infrastructure professionals across Sydney, Melbourne and wider Australia. We support permanent and contract hiring, from individual technical specialists and leaders through to teams required for migrations, infrastructure upgrades and platform transformation.
Our consultants work with employers to understand their technology environment, operational requirements and delivery priorities. This helps shape searches around the platform experience, technical capability and working context each appointment requires.des and platform transformation.
For candidates, we provide access to opportunities across cloud engineering, architecture, infrastructure, networks, DevOps, platform engineering and technology operations.
Areas of Cloud & Infrastructure Recruitment Expertise
Cloud and infrastructure hiring requires a clear understanding of the environment a person will support. Platform experience, system complexity, security requirements and responsibility for live services all influence the capability needed.
Our consultants clarify these requirements before approaching the market, helping employers identify professionals whose experience is relevant to their systems, teams and planned work.
Cloud Engineers & Architects
Launch recruits cloud engineers and architects for organisations designing, migrating, managing and improving cloud environments.
Roles can require experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid infrastructure and multi-cloud environments. Depending on the appointment, relevant capability may include cloud architecture, networking, identity, automation, governance, cost management and operational support.
We consider the environments candidates have worked in, their responsibilities and their contribution to implementation, performance and ongoing improvement.
Roles we recruit include: Cloud Engineers, Cloud Architects, Cloud Infrastructure Engineers, Cloud Consultants and Cloud Solution Architects.
Infrastructure & Systems Engineers
We connect employers with professionals who maintain and modernise the systems supporting business-critical applications and services.
Our coverage includes Windows and Linux environments, servers, storage, virtualisation, backup, disaster recovery and hybrid infrastructure. Recruitment requirements can range from maintaining established enterprise systems to delivering upgrades, consolidations and cloud integration.
Roles we recruit include: Infrastructure Engineers, Systems Engineers, Systems Administrators, Infrastructure Architects and Infrastructure Technical Leads.
DevOps & Automation Engineers
Launch recruits DevOps professionals who improve the automation and processes connecting infrastructure, software delivery and operations.
Relevant experience can include infrastructure as code, CI/CD, configuration management, scripting, containerisation and cloud deployment. We clarify how each role contributes to the organisation’s engineering environment, including responsibility for deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation and production support.
Roles we recruit include: DevOps Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineers, DevOps Leads, Infrastructure Automation Engineers and Cloud DevOps Engineers.
For appointments centred on application development and software delivery, explore our Software Engineering recruitment capability.
Platform Engineering & Site Reliability
We recruit platform engineers and site reliability engineers who build and maintain the environments supporting reliable services and effective engineering teams.
These appointments can involve Kubernetes, cloud platforms, internal developer platforms, observability, incident response and reliability engineering. The search considers the services candidates have supported, the scale of those environments and their experience improving availability, performance and operational efficiency.
Roles we recruit include: Platform Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Platform Leads, Kubernetes Engineers and Heads of Platform.
Enterprise Network Engineering
Launch connects organisations with network professionals supporting connectivity across enterprise, cloud and hybrid environments.
Requirements can include routing, switching, firewalls, SD-WAN, wireless networks, cloud networking and network automation. We consider experience across network design, implementation, troubleshooting and operations, alongside the availability and security requirements of the environment.
Roles we recruit include: Network Engineers, Network Architects, Network Security Engineers, Network Automation Engineers and Network Technical Leads.
For carrier networks, radio, transmission and telecommunications infrastructure, explore our Telecommunications recruitment capability.
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
We recruit professionals who strengthen security across cloud platforms, infrastructure and enterprise networks.
Relevant capability can include identity and access management, secure configuration, infrastructure hardening, cloud security controls, vulnerability remediation and security automation. Each search reflects the systems involved and the role’s responsibilities across implementation, operations and assurance.
Roles we recruit include: Cloud Security Engineers, Cloud Security Architects, Infrastructure Security Engineers and Network Security Specialists.
Explore our Cybersecurity & GRC recruitment capability for broader security, risk and governance requirements.
Database Infrastructure & Operations
Launch recruits database professionals who support the availability, performance and resilience of enterprise data platforms.
Requirements can include database administration, upgrades, migration, backup and recovery, high availability and cloud database services. We consider the platforms candidates have supported and their experience managing business-critical workloads.
Roles we recruit include: Database Administrators, Database Engineers, SQL Server Specialists, Oracle Specialists and Cloud Database Engineers.
Infrastructure Leadership & Service Delivery
We recruit leaders who manage infrastructure capability, technical teams and the delivery of reliable technology services.
These appointments can require responsibility for operational performance, suppliers, service management, budgets, resilience and infrastructure strategy. Our consultants clarify the balance of technical leadership, people management and delivery accountability required.
Roles we recruit include: Infrastructure Managers, Cloud Engineering Managers, IT Operations Managers, Service Delivery Managers and Heads of Infrastructure.
Areas of Cloud & Infrastructure Recruitment Expertise
Cloud and infrastructure hiring requires a clear understanding of the environment a person will support. Platform experience, system complexity, security requirements and responsibility for live services all influence the capability needed.
Our consultants clarify these requirements before approaching the market, helping employers identify professionals whose experience is relevant to their systems, teams and planned work.
Cloud Engineers & Architects
Launch recruits cloud engineers and architects for organisations designing, migrating, managing and improving cloud environments.
Roles can require experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid infrastructure and multi-cloud environments. Depending on the appointment, relevant capability may include cloud architecture, networking, identity, automation, governance, cost management and operational support.
We consider the environments candidates have worked in, their responsibilities and their contribution to implementation, performance and ongoing improvement.
Roles we recruit include: Cloud Engineers, Cloud Architects, Cloud Infrastructure Engineers, Cloud Consultants and Cloud Solution Architects.
Infrastructure & Systems Engineers
We connect employers with professionals who maintain and modernise the systems supporting business-critical applications and services.
Our coverage includes Windows and Linux environments, servers, storage, virtualisation, backup, disaster recovery and hybrid infrastructure. Recruitment requirements can range from maintaining established enterprise systems to delivering upgrades, consolidations and cloud integration.
Roles we recruit include: Infrastructure Engineers, Systems Engineers, Systems Administrators, Infrastructure Architects and Infrastructure Technical Leads.
DevOps & Automation Engineers
Launch recruits DevOps professionals who improve the automation and processes connecting infrastructure, software delivery and operations.
Relevant experience can include infrastructure as code, CI/CD, configuration management, scripting, containerisation and cloud deployment. We clarify how each role contributes to the organisation’s engineering environment, including responsibility for deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation and production support.
Roles we recruit include: DevOps Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineers, DevOps Leads, Infrastructure Automation Engineers and Cloud DevOps Engineers.
For appointments centred on application development and software delivery, explore our Software Engineering recruitment capability.
Platform Engineering & Site Reliability
We recruit platform engineers and site reliability engineers who build and maintain the environments supporting reliable services and effective engineering teams.
These appointments can involve Kubernetes, cloud platforms, internal developer platforms, observability, incident response and reliability engineering. The search considers the services candidates have supported, the scale of those environments and their experience improving availability, performance and operational efficiency.
Roles we recruit include: Platform Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Platform Leads, Kubernetes Engineers and Heads of Platform.
Enterprise Network Engineering
Launch connects organisations with network professionals supporting connectivity across enterprise, cloud and hybrid environments.
Requirements can include routing, switching, firewalls, SD-WAN, wireless networks, cloud networking and network automation. We consider experience across network design, implementation, troubleshooting and operations, alongside the availability and security requirements of the environment.
Roles we recruit include: Network Engineers, Network Architects, Network Security Engineers, Network Automation Engineers and Network Technical Leads.
For carrier networks, radio, transmission and telecommunications infrastructure, explore our Telecommunications recruitment capability.
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
We recruit professionals who strengthen security across cloud platforms, infrastructure and enterprise networks.
Relevant capability can include identity and access management, secure configuration, infrastructure hardening, cloud security controls, vulnerability remediation and security automation. Each search reflects the systems involved and the role’s responsibilities across implementation, operations and assurance.
Roles we recruit include: Cloud Security Engineers, Cloud Security Architects, Infrastructure Security Engineers and Network Security Specialists.
Explore our Cybersecurity & GRC recruitment capability for broader security, risk and governance requirements.
Database Infrastructure & Operations
Launch recruits database professionals who support the availability, performance and resilience of enterprise data platforms.
Requirements can include database administration, upgrades, migration, backup and recovery, high availability and cloud database services. We consider the platforms candidates have supported and their experience managing business-critical workloads.
Roles we recruit include: Database Administrators, Database Engineers, SQL Server Specialists, Oracle Specialists and Cloud Database Engineers.
Infrastructure Leadership & Service Delivery
We recruit leaders who manage infrastructure capability, technical teams and the delivery of reliable technology services.
These appointments can require responsibility for operational performance, suppliers, service management, budgets, resilience and infrastructure strategy. Our consultants clarify the balance of technical leadership, people management and delivery accountability required.
Roles we recruit include: Infrastructure Managers, Cloud Engineering Managers, IT Operations Managers, Service Delivery Managers and Heads of Infrastructure.
Cloud & Infrastructure Projects We Support
Infrastructure programs often require specialist capability at different stages, from planning and architecture through implementation and operational handover. Launch helps employers define these requirements and recruit professionals suited to the work, environment and timeframe.
Cloud migrations and modernisation
Cloud migrations require coordinated expertise across architecture, engineering, networking, security and operations.
We recruit professionals who assess existing environments, plan workload transitions, implement cloud infrastructure and prepare teams to support the resulting platforms.
Infrastructure upgrades and resilience
Infrastructure upgrades can involve servers, storage, virtualisation, enterprise networks, backup and disaster recovery.
We recruit specialists who can plan and implement changes around existing services, helping organisations address technical constraints and strengthen their operating foundations.
Platform engineering and reliability improvement
Platform and reliability programs can focus on developer tooling, container platforms, observability, incident management and production performance.
We help employers appoint engineers and leaders who can establish reliable platforms, reduce recurring operational issues and support more consistent service delivery.
Hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Organisations operating across cloud and on-premises systems need consistent connectivity, access controls, monitoring and operational processes.
Launch sources engineers and architects with experience integrating these environments and managing the technical dependencies that affect performance, security and service continuity.
DevOps and infrastructure automation
Automation programs require professionals who understand infrastructure, deployment processes and the teams using them.
Launch recruits DevOps and automation specialists for infrastructure as code, configuration management, deployment pipelines and repeatable environment provisioning.
Cloud and infrastructure security uplift
Security improvement programs can create demand for specialists across cloud configuration, identity, network controls, vulnerability remediation and infrastructure hardening.
Launch recruits professionals who can implement these improvements within the organisation’s technology environment and work with security and operations teams to maintain them.
Why Organisations Choose Launch
Launch has recruited technology professionals since 2006. Our cloud and infrastructure consultants combine established candidate networks with knowledge of the technical environments, operational responsibilities and delivery requirements shaping each search.
We work with employers to clarify platform experience, scope, seniority and expected outcomes. Market insight helps inform role requirements, remuneration and the hiring approach, while focused candidate conversations establish the relevance of each person’s experience.
Our capability supports permanent appointments, specialist contractors, technical leaders and teams required for defined cloud and infrastructure programs.
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Cloud & Infrastructure Recruitment FAQs
How do I choose a cloud recruitment agency?
Look for a recruitment agency with relevant cloud and infrastructure networks and a clear approach to understanding the role.
The agency should clarify the platforms involved, the complexity of the environment, the responsibilities of the appointment and the experience needed. It should also be able to explain why each shortlisted candidate’s background is relevant to the work.
What cloud and infrastructure roles does Launch recruit?
Launch recruits across cloud engineering and architecture, infrastructure and systems, DevOps, platform engineering, site reliability, enterprise networks, cloud security, database operations and infrastructure leadership.
Our support ranges from individual technical appointments through to teams required for defined technology programs.
Can Launch recruit permanent and contract cloud professionals?
YYes. Launch supports permanent and contract recruitment across cloud and IT infrastructure.
Permanent appointments can build ongoing engineering and operational capability. Contractors can provide specialist expertise or additional capacity for migrations, upgrades, automation programs and other defined requirements.
Does Launch recruit professionals with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud experience?
Yes. Launch recruits professionals with experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
The required experience depends on the role and may include architecture, infrastructure engineering, networking, security, automation, governance or ongoing operations.
Can Launch help recruit a team for a cloud migration or infrastructure project?
Yes. Launch can support recruitment for multiple roles within a cloud migration, infrastructure upgrade or platform program.
Our consultants work with employers to clarify the capability required, the sequence of appointments and the experience needed at each stage, from planning and architecture through implementation and operational support.
Where does Launch recruit cloud and infrastructure professionals?
Launch supports cloud and infrastructure recruitment across Sydney, Melbourne and wider Australia, with capability extending into New Zealand and the Asia Pacific.
Searches reflect the location, working arrangements and technical requirements of each appointment.
Where can I find cloud and infrastructure jobs?
Launch advertises permanent and contract opportunities across cloud engineering, infrastructure, networks, DevOps, platform engineering, architecture and technology operations.
Visit our job search page to explore current vacancies.
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Build the technical capability required to modernise infrastructure, deliver cloud programs and maintain reliable technology services.
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